A Fitting Weekend

Fitting in exercise that is...

Actually had no fitness goals for this weekend but, with the way I do my exercising I have such an excuse proof way that it is automatic.

I did:

30 mins. yoga (this was insomnia yoga)
10 min. walk regular no HITS
12 min. cardio to DVR recorded hits
Resistance: 8 min. upper body circuit: 140 lateral raises (varied reps/wts)
which alternated with triceps kickbacks, and bicep curls - meaning no stopping and quickly getting upper body worked on.

Goal for today: bum day and abs and sneak in some calf raises.


Soybean Oil:

Lots of not so great stuff written about this and it is showing up in lots of stuff.

READ YOUR LABELS!

I was buying one of those pricier butter type spreads. Thought it was completely made with olive oil as it states that on label. But does it really state that.

More careful reading of the way they loophole legally phrase it raised my suspicions..."made with real olive oil" was the actual phrase.

A check on the contents showed it was made of soybean oil and they had added olive oil (how much? - probably a small amount).

OLIVE OIL

So many wonderful things about this and highly recommended as a healthy choice for fats. I do not want soybean oil which is basically in everything that is processed and here is a tip:

OLIVE OIL CAN BE SOYBEAN OIL

What? But my bottle says it is Olive Oil on the label. And it appears to be olive oil.

That is a dirty little consumer rip off. Seems an olive oil label on the bottle can have sneaked in soybean oil. Pure Olive Oil can be a loophole with a certain amount of soybean oil legally added. Some just put lots of soybean oil in it and don't make any claims on the label as to purity.

So...

We now buy our olive oil only at the health food store by a reputable brand.

As a middle aged/menopausal woman you do not want to go on a super restricted fat diet. The healthy fats (real olive oil and avocadoes) can work wonders. I make sure to include about a tablespoon of olive oil, try to get some avocado in my daily diet. Nuts also are ok in moderation. Fats are also needed in your glycemic load valuations (how sugar/carbs hit your bloodstream).

I strictly limit animal based fats (am a vegetarian so meat fat not an issue).

Read those labels very carefully - truly can be some mystery reading with the surprise culprit being things you don't want.

If your health care provider told you how to consume/limit your fats - you follow their advice.